Velvety black and perfectly opaque, this surprisingly smooth, drinkable beer is a delightful harmony of smoky roasted flavors and tangy, coffee-like notes. Available only on tap at fine establishments throughout our distribution region.

Reviews by bucko:

This beer pours jet black with a tiny, tiny tan head. Par for the course, just nothing special. The aroma is barely there... a deep whiff brings just a touch of roastiness, but just a touch. Why? The taste brings some of the roastiness forward, but again not much and if it weren't for the aftertaste, I'd have to question whether or not I was drinking a macro's attempt at a stout. The mouthfeel is that of a lighter-bodied stout. Again, average, but nothing remarkable. Drinkable? Yes. this is more of a session beer than anything. Really, if they remarketed this beer as a "mild" I'd be more happy with this brew. Overall, this is a weak example of a dry stout, akin to something you might expect from a macro. Not remarkable, not memorable. (744 characters)

More User Reviews:

This stout can only muster a thin, brittle, tan head that disappears quickly. It has a light roasted chocolate aroma. The flavor is water roasted coffee with light coacoa and earthy hop notes. Mouthfeel is watery and overcarbonated for the style. This is very mediocre beer. Hard to believe that this and that killer porter can come from the same brewer. (354 characters)

From a sampler pack, bottle pours a dark mahogany body with a small, but lasting, khaki head. Some good lacing is left on the glass. Not much of an aroma for a stout. Some roasty notes of burnt coffee is about it. Thin in the mouth, overcarbonated for style. Taste has a roasty bitterness like strong coffee and a pleasant nuttiness. Very mundane overall. (355 characters)

Near black in color with thick, creamy, tan head that lasted until the end. The aroma was of roasted coffee and chocolate, with very slight malt. The flavor was very roasty with little chocolate in the taste and the malty sweetness appeared towards the end of the aftertaste. It was smooth, but a bit too thin (ie. watery). It is more flavorful than the Guiness, but if you like a full-flavored stout (kind of the definition of stout) there are better ones out there. Since I am not a stout person, I thought it had a good flavor. Hard to drink more than one or two though. (579 characters)

Appearance: Pours a dark ruby deep brown practically black forms with a nice sized tan head, good overall appearance the head seems the carbonation is a bit too high or fizzy. Dwindles quickly leaving sporadic lacing down the glass not bad. Aroma: Dark roasts consume most of the aromatics but there is a great herbal hop profile that must be noted seems very fresh with almost a hint of chocolate mint. Not a lot of mint just leaves that impression on me in a good way. Taste: Perfect example of a dry Irish stout creeps on the palate with decently robust dark roasts leaving a lingering dryness on the palate, however this one contains a nice splash of hop character bringing out some mildly earthy and herbal notes very nice. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied brew carbonation settles nicely not overbearing in anyway a very smooth brew in my opinion. Drinkability: Wow, I could definitely spend an afternoon imbibing on a few of these, very nice overall flavorful Dry Irish Stout. Thanks to BuckeyeNation for the sample, I really enjoyed this one. (1,042 characters)

Pours into a pint glass with bone white head covering a very dark brown ale. The small amount of light passing though the edges shows hints of red and good clarity. The head settles leaving nice lace behind.

Aroma is roasty and rich in dark malts.

Taste is full of dark roasted malts lending coffee and smoke flavors. It has a nice bitterness and dry finish.

Mouthfeel is low on body but higher than I'd like in carbonation. Dry on the palate. Drinkability is good except but the smoky dryness gets in the way for me. (520 characters)

appearance-rich coco brown, very opaque, when held to the light the edges just allow a rich carmelly brown. Not much head, just a ring of light khaki.

Smell-oily roast and applewood smoked beef jerky, or very american campfire roast. oiled leather, but in a good way, like it was brewed in a saddle bag. almost coco powder, like for baking, also metallic hops. This all comes together in a good way though.

taste-smoke smoke smoke...and a beatiful guinness like roast where they decided to use hops as well. wet earth, like it just rained and my face was rubbed in it...mmm.

mouth feel-a little over carbonated for a stout; also light and dry, in a good way baby. nice.

drinkability-as much as one can buy at a time, i could drink it all. (742 characters)

Not too bad. Nice malty arorma. Short head dissapates quickly, but there is a substantial tan lacing. It is totally opaque, nearly black as night. Oh and the taste, roasted malt with a refreshing dry finish. One of Boulevard's better offerings. Cheers. (252 characters)

T: Flavors consist mainly of roasted malt and slightly bitter coffee. Chocolate makes an appearance in the aftertaste, which is sweet and pleasant. What's present is good, but could stand to be richer.

M: Medium bodied, yet lighter than any stout I've had, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Carbonation was quite lively. Malt presence is thinner than its appearance suggests.

D: The lighter body makes this one quite drinkable and enjoyable, if one is in the proper mindset.

I tried this in the distant past as part of Boulevard's variety pack and found it to be unpleasant, maybe due to a bad experience I recently had with a glass of Guinness, but more likely due to my still developing "beer chops." Upon further review however, I found this to be a solid, albeit somewhat unremarkable stout. I'd certainly order this over Guinness any day. (1,100 characters)

Out of a Boulevard variety pack. Poured a pitch black with clear, ruby highlights, and a tall tan head and lacing. The aroma is a bit lacking in strength and cardboard is preasent, but there's still a pleasant milk chocolate and smoke smell. The flavor is richer with espresso, dark chocolate, and deep roasted barley. The feel is nice and roasty, but just a toast too astringent. It's a bit thicker than the traditional imported IDS's, but it's worth a try if you big dry stouts, I'm enjoying it. (497 characters)

This is a most impressive beer. Also this is one of those beers that transcends the style or, maybe, more accurately, is very good without fitting exactly in to the style. Indeed this is a thin stout without a tremendous amount of roasted malt. Does that hurt this beer? Not in my mind, in fact, I think it enhanced the qualities it did have and made it rather unique.

The nose was lightly roasted malt, chocolate, and some coffee. It has a soothing aroma to it. The flavors are light coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, and (faint) bitter hops. And as the name states, it finishes dry. You want to have another. The body is black and the head is creamy, tan, and influenced by the nitro tap. This is a very good beer, a lightish stout, with enjoyable flavors. I will gladly have another. (801 characters)

Good body and some creaminess to the mouthfeel. The bottle conditioning gives the beer a somewhat nitrogen like mouthfeel.
Very drinkable. Not real bold, but well done. Session material.

Overall, this is a good stout. I'm impressed with the 2 beers I've had from Boulevard and look forward to the opportunity to sample more of their beers. Big thank you to bditty187 for the bottle! (715 characters)